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Housing Stability Division

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Funding Our Future

FUNDING OUR FUTURE

Funding Our Future Housing Programs

Overview

Since 2018, Salt Lake City has been addressing resident’s needs in the community with the Funding Our Future (FOF) housing program. This program accepts applications annually from local nonprofits to receive grant funding designed to help with a range of affordable housing service needs in the community. Grant funding is provided to applicants in one of the following eight general service categories.

House 20

Programs in this service area serve a select number of individuals who are homeless; reside near a shelter/homeless resource center; have a high number of emergency shelter nights; and have a high number of interactions with police, fire, or ambulance services.

Services provided for programs in this service area could include the following:

  • Intensive, wrap-around, trauma-informed case management services
  • Financial Assistance, including:
    • Application fees
    • Deposit assistance
    • Rental assistance
    • Utility assistance
    • Barrier elimination costs

Reporting requirements for programs in this service area would correspond with service costs, as listed above. These could include:

  • Financial assistance dollar and clients totals
  • Number of individuals/households provided case management
  • Duration of assistance to clients

For House 20 programs, this will also include the following deliverables:

  • 3-5 individuals annually will successfully exit the program into permanent supportive housing
  • 20+ individuals will receive housing location and case management services
Incentivized Rent Assistance

Programs in this service area are intended to provide temporary assistance for low- to moderate-income renters facing a financial crisis who are or are in danger of becoming homeless.  Please note that this category is distinct from the Service Models for Most Vulnerable service area.

Services provided for programs in this service area could include the following:

  • Financial assistance, such as:
    • Rent
    • Rent arrears
    • Deposit assistance
    • Application fees
    • Utilities
    • Utility arrears
  • Case management

Reporting requirements for programs in this service area would correspond with service costs, as listed above. These could include:

  • Duration of assistance to clients
  • Financial assistance dollar and clients totals
  • Number of individuals/households provided case management
Landlord Insurance Assurance

Also known as “Expanded Housing Opportunity Program,” programs in this service area will work with landlords in Salt Lake City to mitigate potential risks related to renting to low- to moderate-income individuals/households. The program will allow engagement and retention of new landlords who have experienced financial losses related to low- to moderate-income clients.  Financial assistance will be available for both landlords and eviction at-risk households.

Services provided for programs in this service area could include the following:

  • Education/recruitment of new or current landlords
  • Financial compensation to landlords, such as:
    • Reimbursement for damages
    • Fees for business licenses
    • Cleaning fees
    • Small repairs to bring units to code
  • Financial assistance to tenants to prevent eviction, such as:
    • Rent
    • Rent arrears
    • Deposit/additional deposit assistance
    • Application fees
    • Utilities
    • Utility arrears
  • Landlord/tenant mediation

Reporting requirements for programs in this service area would correspond with service costs, as listed above. These could include:

  • Number of individuals/households to maintain their housing
  • Financial assistance dollar and clients totals
  • Number of landlords served and provided financial assistance
  • Number of landlords recruited to program renting to low- to moderate-income individuals/households
Landlord/Tenant Mediation

Also known as “Build a More Equitable City,” programs in this service area are for assisting low- to medium-income renters in Salt Lake City to stay in their rental units, avoid eviction, and decrease discrimination in housing. These services will provide staffing services and financial resources to avoid eviction and offer case management.

Services provided for programs in this service area could include the following:

  • Legal assistance and fees
  • Legal public education
  • Mediation services
  • Financial assistance, such as:
    • Rent
    • Rent arrears
    • Deposit assistance
    • Application fees
    • Utilities
    • Utility arrears
  • Other case management

Reporting requirements for programs in this service area would correspond with service costs, as listed above. These could include:

  • Court ordered evictions prevented
  • Financial assistance dollar and clients totals
  • Number of individuals/households provided case management or legal assistance
  • Number of individuals/households to maintain their housing
Marketing Home Ownership

Also known as “Down Payment Assistance,” programs in this service area will provide services associated with the purchase of a home for low- to moderate-income level home buyers in Salt Lake City.

Services provided for programs in this service area could include the following:

  • Financial assistance, such as:
    • Down payment assistance as a grant or forgivable loan
    • 1st mortgage
    • 2nd mortgage
    • Closing costs
    • Home rehabilitation as a grant or forgivable loan
  • Homebuyer education
  • Pre-purchase counseling

Reporting requirements for programs in this service area would correspond with service costs, as listed above. These may include:

  • Number of individuals/households to receive financial education and counseling
  • Financial assistance dollar and clients totals
Mortgage Assistance

Programs in this service area will provide mortgage payment and processing fee assistance to low-to moderate-income homeowners in Salt Lake City facing a temporary financial crisis. This will be done to help prevent vulnerable individuals/households from slipping into homelessness.

Services provided for programs in this service area could include the following:

  • Mortgage payment assistance (grant or forgivable loan)
  • Fee assistance
  • Financial counseling
  • Case management

Reporting requirements for programs in this service area would correspond with service costs, as listed above. These may include:

  • Purchase price of home
  • Number of individuals/households to receive mortgage or fee assistance
  • Financial assistance dollar and clients totals
  • Number of individuals/households provided case management
  • Duration of assistance to clients
Service Models for the Most Vulnerable

Programs in the Service Models for Most Vulnerable service area should be targeted towards providing temporary assistance to renters who are very or extremely low-income (0-50% AMI) who are or are in danger of becoming homeless. Please note that this category is distinct from the Incentivized Rent Assistance service area; programs in this service area must serve individuals/households who are below 50% AMI.

Services provided for programs in this service area could include the following:

  • Financial assistance, such as:
    • Rent
    • Rent arrears
    • Deposit assistance
    • Application fees
    • Utilities
    • Utility arrears
  • Case management
  • Other treatment

Reporting requirements for programs in this service area would correspond with service costs, as listed above. These could include:

  • Duration of assistance to clients
  • Financial assistance dollar and clients totals
  • Number of individuals/households provided case management
Shared Housing

Programs in the Shared Housing service area will identify people who qualify and would benefit from shared housing services.  Shared housing is defined as a dwelling unit that is occupied by more than one person or household which shares the housing cost for the dwelling. For this service area, the definition of “homeless” is expanded to include people who are doubling up in units or living in hotels/motels.

Services provided for programs in this service area could include the following:

  • Roommate matching services
  • Light-touch case management
  • Conflict support to landlord/tenants
  • Financial Assistance, including:
    • Application fees
    • Deposit assistance
    • Rental assistance
    • Utility assistance

Reporting requirements for programs in this service area would correspond with service costs, as listed above. These could include:

  • Number of individuals/households provided case management
  • Number of individuals/households to receive roommate matching services
  • Number of individuals/households provided assistance locating housing
  • Financial assistance dollar and clients totals
  • Duration of client assistance

Application Details

Applications for FOF 2024-2025 funding are now closed. Organizations who submitted applications for funding may expect to receive notice on the status of their applications in spring 2025, with funding becoming available for spending July 1, 2025. Applications for the 2025-2026 program year are anticipated to open Fall 2025. All applications submitted must be in alignment with goals and objectives outlined in Salt Lake City’s Housing Plan, Housing SLC.

For more information about the FOF program, contact Jack Markman at jack.markman@slc.gov or (801) 535-7762.

Additional Resources

For the convenience of subrecipients and/or applicants, these links to necessary templates, trainings, or other resources are available for reference and use. Additional questions may be directed to program staff.

Applicant Resources
Subrecipient Resources